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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News!</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). Land Use News emphasizes local
 reporting, agency announcements and commentary on land use in Oregon and other states. </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The links to copyrighted news stories in Land Use News are not archived by DLCD, and the archiving policies of these sources vary. The stories, if available, reside
 on the site of the original news source. Please direct requests for archived stories, or permission to reprint them, to the original news source. </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Past Land Use News weekly e-mails may be found here:</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20180419/oregon-regulators-challenge-countys-rural-housing-zone&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzY5Njc2NjE3MTM1MjE3NDE3NTIaNzJhMGY5ZWE0NzEyY2FhMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF-fS9K82IA2hIkKYOv4m6y_AliDg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 regulators challenge county's rural housing zone </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Capital Press
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Two Oregon agencies — the Department of Land Conservation and Development and the Department of Fish and Wildlife — have now objected to that amendment of the county's
 comprehensive plan before the state's Land Use Board of Appeals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://portlandtribune.com/sg/77-news/392814-284809-sherwoods-growth-plan-comes-to-a-halt-for-now-&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzY5Njc2NjE3MTM1MjE3NDA5OTIaMzUwNDdjZGJhMjdjMDdkNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGkKsoDZ95AxvzFejJI6Xw3h7HWhQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Sherwood's
 growth plan comes to a halt, for now </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">In its initial letter of interest to Metro, Sherwood stated its intention to request a UGB growth of 626 acres west of the city, with the plan to annex that area
 into Sherwood city limits. That letter of interest was based off work the city's Planning Department had been doing since 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://pamplinmedia.com/bvt/16-opinion/392962-284985-sherwoods-choices-smart-growth-or-unplanned-growth&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzY5Njc2NjE3MTM1MjE3NDM5NzIaMzc3NjNhYThmZjZhYmM2Nzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEV3BJAI-gHTbAkq28ygdhMRDJqFg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Sherwood's
 choices: Smart growth, or unplanned growth </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Pamplin Media Group
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Our opinion: Sherwood staff was correct to weave an expansion of the urban growth boundary into the city's comprehensive plan. On Tuesday, the Sherwood City Council
 voted to hold the line on planned growth. Which brings to mind an episode of "The Simpsons."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2018/apr/18/another-voice-county-land-use-decision-process-nee/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTNzY5Njc2NjE3MTM1MjE3NDIxMDIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGZG6pKOW0UbAstG_NPc5GOlIud7Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Another
 Voice: County land use decision process needs 'a better approach' </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Hood River News
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Goal 1 of Oregon's land use system is citizen involvement in planning decisions. A primary emphasis of the remaining 18 land use goals is the preservation of agricultural
 and forest “resource lands,” which constitute the overwhelming majority of all land in Hood River County.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/business/6173697-151/central-oregon-builders-detail-hurdles-to-affordability&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzY5Njc2NjE3MTM1MjE3NDIxMDIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE_4hu_uZDWTqmnKKCl_dGd7_0msw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Central
 Oregon builders detail hurdles to affordability </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Bend Bulletin
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Housing in Central Oregon is expensive, and consumers aren't the only ones frustrated by the situation. Participants in the Central Oregon Builders Association's
 first breakfast panel discussion sounded off Tuesday about regulation, a labor shortage and the cost of developing land.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20180418/judge-oregon-farmer-liable-for-clean-water-act-violation&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzY5Njc2NjE3MTM1MjE3MzAxODIaMGIwZjlkZTkzNmZmMGJkNTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHaNdyVfQ3QMpnEFEnlY90y_DokNA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Judge:
 Oregon farmer liable for Clean Water Act violation </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Capital Press
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">An Oregon farmer should be held liable without a jury trial for violating the Clean Water Act by stabilizing a riverbank, according to a federal judge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://stateofreform.com/5-things/2018/04/5-things-oregon-lessons-from-ca-facebook-seeks-health-data-health-disparities/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzY5Njc2NjE3MTM1MjE3MzgwMTIaMmVjMGY5MDFmNTZhYzkwZjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEurzdc5aHa9lbVLNOlnKJidqg6bQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">The
 Urban Housing Crisis Is a Test for Progressive Politics </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">New York Magazine
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The difficulty of increasing housing supply is a problem across major American cities, especially on the coasts, but also in man non-coastal university towns and
 other prosperous areas. In California, the problem has taken on crisis dimensions. The state’s economy is losing $140 billion a year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.nrdc.org/experts/rob-moore/congress-messing-disaster-programs-again&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzY5Njc2NjE3MTM1MjE3NDA2NDIaOTBjNGE3ZDU0YWQ0NjY5MTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFrhqzC62wk46y38i2DoaA3nikifQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Congress
 is Messing with Disaster Programs (AGAIN!) </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Natural Resources Defense Council
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Section 628 would exempt the National Flood Insurance Program from the Endangered Species Act. ... three instances that FEMA had a responsibility
 to do just that, including cases in Washington and Oregon that found that FEMA's implementation of the NFIP adversely impacted endangered salmon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/392685-284499-county-property-owners-may-pay-for-flood-control-&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ4NDQxMTEyNzU0NDQwNDM5NTcyGjkwYzRhN2Q1NGFkNDY2OTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFWwxO5MJxdg96rpV5_CsPyuvW_9A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">County
 property owners may pay for flood control </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Pamplin Media Group
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The floodplain is totally different now, including Portland International Airport, the Oregon Air National Guard base, the region's backup water supply, industrial
 parks, shopping centers, hotels, parks and waterfront homes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://pamplinmedia.com/but/239-news/392484-284413-boomers-and-millennials-in-living-room-death-match&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ4NDQxMTEyNzU0NDQwNDcyNjIyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGMIXC1w2Wb5L5UJTW7swKzUAytwg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Boomers
 and Millennials in living room death match </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Pamplin Media Group
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Portland is facing a clash royale as Millennials and retiring Baby Boomers compete for the same types of property: close-in urban dwellings where they can walk to
 services, see their friends and live a clutter-free existence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/36644200-75/springfield-residents-fight-proposed-apartment-complex.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA4NjYxMDI3MjU5MjEzODczMDMyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEA7NiBUaKUfaL5h8Z1-8rR4WtstQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Springfield
 residents fight proposed apartment complex </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Register-Guard
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">1/5 – A notice for a public hearing from 2017 is tacked to a tree leading to a 3.3 acre-property immediately north of the Fred Meyer in Springfield. Homes that were
 on the 3.3-acre property have been cleared.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.citymetric.com/transport/letter-usa-you-need-buses-make-trains-work-3845&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTQ4NDQxMTEyNzU0NDQwNDczNDIyGjY4NTk1MTEzZWM0OTEwMGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGZtC6r7MG-mCWbDkmDR56cg24KKA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Letter:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">To solve this problem, you can buy an Amtrak ticket on the state trains that are mostly, actually, a bus. Say you want to travel from Eureka on the far north coast,
 almost in Oregon, to Sacramento: you ride a bus 4-6 hours from Eureka to Martinez, then the train for another hour to Sacramento.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/apr/18/portland-maine-new-england-guide-food-drink-bars-restaurants&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzY5Njc2NjE3MTM1MjE3MTMwNjIaMmJmMjQyMDhhY2UyYmE3ODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFXCBm9g3gogpOgtmXwFn3B1UHkCg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">The
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Longfellow wrote some of his most famous works here but it's his sister, Anne, who's the real star of this story. Widowed in her mid-20s, she refused to remarry
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The quake itself, which featured shaking lasting for some 45 to 60 seconds, was said to have been felt from as far away as Los Angeles, southern Oregon and central
 Nevada, according to the United States Geological Survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/04/californias-transit-density-bill-stalls/558341/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNzY5Njc2NjE3MTM1MjE3MjEzMDIaZWQxZDAxZTdlMzVlYzA5Zjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGQI8pwoaumBasCq9klYVzvexMOOA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">YIMBYs</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://urbdezine.com/2018/04/17/a-new-approach-to-retrofitting-a-dangerous-suburban-road-streetsblog/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ4NDQxMTEyNzU0NDQwNDU5MDAyGjA5NDBmMWQxMDgyMDFlOTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFjG7MCtJ43LFimHF-y0qULw1VW9g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">A
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The Syracuse suburb of Dewitt is overhauling its wide, dangerous traffic artery — and putting bikes at the center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Indeed 40 years ago, the birth of the US multifamily asset class actually began with the development of these suburban communities. Urban multifamily did not come
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Sadie K Carney</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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